This documentary highlights the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in Vanuatu. It explains how the country’s borders were closed, tourism (the main economic driver) collapsed, and the economy suffered a dramatic downturn, resulting in widespread unemployment.
These economic hardships made education increasingly unaffordable for many families, threatening to turn it into a luxury rather than a basic right.
The video focuses on the resulting challenges for children and families in this Pacific island nation, underscoring the broader social and long-term consequences of the crisis on access to schooling.